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Maryland EMS agency defends $26.6 million budget, sets Oct. 2027 goal to collocate naloxone with AEDs
Summary
MEMS told the House subcommittee the governor's FY27 allowance grows by about $1.1 million to $26.6 million as the agency modernizes communications, replaces microwave links and works to collocate naloxone with public AEDs; officials set a target of October 2027 for the naloxone initiative.
The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MEMS) presented its fiscal 2027 budget and system priorities to the House Health and Social Services Subcommittee.
Naomi Camorra, the Department of Legislative Services budget analyst for MEMS, said the fiscal 2027 allowance increases by about $1.1 million to a total of approximately $26.6 million. Camorra flagged IT and telecommunications spending, including the replacement of 10 aged microwave links that support statewide communications, and noted personnel remains the largest share of the budget.
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